Field of Dreams Recreational Complex
Managed by Town of Dandridge
59 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: AppalachianCentrist · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Dandridge
Dandridge has 89 acres of parks, 25 for every 1,000 residents
7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Dandridge. 6% of Dandridge’s land is conserved, about 214 acres.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #83 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
214 acres · of 6.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
89 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,161 ft
Hunter Knob
What kind of outdoors town is Dandridge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dandridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dandridge is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #83 of 177 in Tennessee. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dandridge’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (89 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home7% of residents within a half mile of a park · TN 42% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 35%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 53%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Dandridge’s 6% is ahead of 81% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% of them.
Water is 8% of Dandridge’s area (1 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Town of Dandridge Park
Managed by Town of Dandridge
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
214 conserved acres
6% of Dandridge’s land. Water is left out: Dandridge has 6.1 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Dandridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Tennessee Valley Authority211 ac
Town or city59 ac
Not Designated · 211 acLocal Park · 59 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Not Designated | Tennessee Valley Authority | 211 | Unknown |
| Dandridge Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 59 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Dandridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Dandridge
The Point
DirectionsBoat launches in Dandridge
7 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Dandridge
Hunter Knob1,161 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
7Baseball
6Tennis
2Football
1Soccer
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Dandridge: April to June
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
October is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.8 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dandridge →
Next door
Dandridge and its neighbors
Dandridge has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dandridge | 6% | under 0.1 | 25 | 7% | C+ |
| Jefferson City | 5% | 0.2 | 7 | 63% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dandridge
How much of Dandridge is conserved land?
6% of its land, against a typical 1% for a Tennessee town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Dandridge’s trails?
Field of Dreams Recreational Complex and Town of Dandridge Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dandridge?
474 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dandridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 89 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dandridge have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #83 of 177 in Tennessee. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Dandridge neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →